August1875

Famous People Who Died in August 1875

Hans Christian Andersen

Aug 4 Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author of 150 fairy tales (The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen), dies at 70

Hans Christian Andersen — Author Hans Christian Andersen

Aug 10 Karl (Theodor) Andree, German journalist (Globus), dies at 66
Aug 17 Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (Father of Bantu Philology), dies at 48
Aug 27 William Chapman Ralston, American banker (b. 1826)
Aug 31 Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49

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